Your Task:

Find the best online deal to purchase a computer. I am giving you an amount of Rs 1,65,000 to purchase
it. Think of what your needs might be use the following two options as a guide:

1) a typical “business laptop” to be used by a college/university student, who will need basic web
browsing, word processing and spreadsheet applications.

2) a high powered desktop or tower PC to be used for 3D design, gaming or video and audio recording

and editing software.

Complete the project using this template. Type all your answers in spaces provided. The table will
expand as necessary to accommodate your answers.

PART 1_20 POINTS: Read the article: "9 KeyThings to Know Before You Buy a New Computer" . Answer
the questions in the space provided below.

URL: http://www.cheatsheet.com/technology/9-tips-for-picking-your-machine-computer-shopping-
cheat-sheet.html

Name- Gayatri Chitlangia Roll No- 60

“9 Things to Know Before You Buy a Computer Questions”

1. List two reasons why “buying a computer is no easy task”?

Answer: 1.There are different brands of computer in the market which may create confusions.

2. There are various operating systems and choosing the one may be difficult.

2. What is the main differences between the two types of computers?

Answer: Laptop computer uses less power than desktop computer. Graphics and animation are good in
desktop computer.

3. What is a “processor”?

Answer: A processor is an integrated electronic circuit that performs the calculation in a computer. CPU
is a processor of a computer.

4. How are processor size and speed measured?

Answer: Processor speed is measured in Giga Hertz or Hertz. One Giga Hertz is one billion cycle per
second.

5. What is Random Access Memory (RAM)?

Answer: RAM is a volatile memory in a computer that enables the users to read and write the data.

6. What is RAM function in a computer?

Answer: The main function of a RAM is to store the data which are required by the computer during
processing. It is used as a main memory in a computer.

7. How is RAM measured?

Answer: Ram is measured by bytes per second, Mega Hertz etc.

8. Google: Why is RAM called temporary memory?

Answer: RAM is called temporary memory because all the data stored in RAM evaporates if the
computer looses the power.

9. Hard Drives are considered permanent storage where all applications and files are stored.
There are two types of Hard Drives. List them and explain the difference between the two.

Answer: The two types of hard drives are HDD and SDD. HDD uses rotating disc while SDD doesn’t have
any rotating disc but uses flash memory like USB.

10. Google: If you use a lot of Web Applications, do you need a larger Hard Drive? Explain your
answer.

Answer: No, we don’t need a larger hard drive. Hard drive doesn’t affect the performance of the
computer but processor does.

11. Which one should you consider for your computer?

Answer:

12. What are peripherals?

Answer: Peripherals refers to any external device which provide input and output to the computer.

13. List all the peripherals (6) that are discussed in the article.

Answer: The peripherals discussed in the article are WIFI, SD slot, Bluetooth, USB, HDMI etc.

14. What are Mac OS, Windows, and Linux?

Answer: Mac OS is the operating system developed by Apple.

Windows is the group of several graphical operating families developed by Microsoft.

Linux is a operating system developed for mainframe, mobile phones etc.

15. Which one should you consider and why?

Answer: I would prefer windows because it is trusted by 90% of the users and we can install or update
windows versions where as Mac doesn’t allows to update to another version.

16. Google: How do you measure screen size? What is the best computer screen size for me?
Answer: Screen size can be measured diagonally from one corner to another. The best screen size for
teacher is 15.6 .

17. Google: How do you measure screen resolution?

Answer: Screen Resolution can be measured in Horizontal x Vertical pixels. To measure the number of
dots per line can be multiplied by the number of lines.

18. Google: What is the meaning of integrated graphics?

Answer: Integrated Graphic is the energy efficient, less expensive graphics where the GPU is built on to
same die as CPU.

19. Google: What is meant by dedicated graphics?

Answer: Dedicated Graphics refers to separate graphic card attached to motherboard in system.

20. Google: integrated graphics or dedicated graphics for gaming? Why?

Answer: Integrated Graphic produce less heat and consumes less power than dedicated graphic so it is
good for gaming.

21. What is the most important thing to consider when buying a computer?

Answer: Processor is the most important thing to consider before buying a computer.

22. Why should you wait for price reductions (Sale)?

Answer:

23. At the end of the article it states “One Last Tidbit.” What is it?

Answer:

PART 2_30 POINTS: Find 3 separate price quotes from online suppliers like Staples, BestBuy, HP.com,
Dell.com, etc. Create a neat table to compare the different systems based on the following criteria

Criteria System A System B System C

Online Supplier Daraz.com HP.com Acer.com
Brand Name Dell HP Acer
Model Number XPS 15 9560 X360 ASPIRE 7

Model Name Dell XPS 15 9560 Pavilion 14-X360 ACER ASPIRE 7

 Link to Web Page www.dell.com www.hp.com www.acer.com
Cost of Item Rs198,000 Rs.54,000 Rs.85,000
Extended Service Contract Rs Rs Rs

Shipping/Delivery Rs.100 Rs.100 Rs.100

Total Cost Rs.197,900 Rs.53,900 Rs.84,900
CPU Type & Speed Intel-corei5-7300 Intel core i3- 7th Generation
HQ 2.5 GHz 8130U(2.2 GHz) Intel-core i5-7300
IQ
RAM Memory 8 GB DDR4 8GB DDR4 8 GB
2400MHz RAM
Hard Drive Size 256 SSD 500 GB HDD 1 TB
Monitor/Screen Size 15.6-inches 14.0-inch HD 15.6-inches

Monitor/Screen Resolution 3840 × 2160 pixels 1366 × 768 pixels 1920 × 1080 pixels

Operating System Microsoft Windows Windows 10 Windows 10

10 Professional
Software included

PART 3_20 POINTS: After completing the Table, type at least 250 words (12 size font, double spaced)
comparing the three systems and explaining why you would select one of the systems over the others.
Base your reasoning on the computer system’s overall components and not solely on price. Type your
essay below, check for errors, print the entire document, and hand in.
*Be sure to include an introduction, body, comparing components of the three computers, and
conclusion.